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'''Peter Barlow''' (15 October 1776 — 1 March 1862) was an [[England|English]] [[writer]] on pure and applied [[mathematics]]. |
'''Peter Barlow''' (15 October 1776 — 1 March 1862) was an [[England|English]] [[writer]] on pure and applied [[mathematics]]. |
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==Career== |
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this guy was a geek and a stupid mathematician and everybody hates math so why is this guy so important ya know!!!! |
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Only the month and year of Barlow's birth in [[Norwich]] have been recorded for posterity. In 1806 at the age of thirty, he was appointed mathematical master in the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich]], a post which he held for 41 years. In 1823 he was made a fellow of the [[Royal Society]] and two years later received the [[Copley Medal|Copley medal]]. [[Steam locomotive|Steam locomotion]] received much attention at his hands and he sat on the railway commissions of 1836, 1839, 1842 and 1845. He also conducted several investigations for the newly-formed [[Railway Inspectorate]] in the early 1840s. |
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who cares wat this guy achieved and so what hes good at math well tell to come down to my place and come help me study hahaha. |
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He received many distinctions from British and foreign scientific societies. Barlow’s principal works are: |
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wow he wrote a lot of encyclopedias wow u must be really smart then and i dont care! |
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*''Elementary Investigation of the Theory of Numbers'' (1811) |
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*''New Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary'' (1814) |
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*''Essay on Magnetic Attractions'' (1820). |
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Barlow's investigations on [[magnetism]] led to the important practical discovery of a means of rectifying or compensating [[compass]] errors in ships. Some of his magnetic research was done in collaboration with [[Samuel Hunter Christie]]. Besides compiling numerous useful tables, he contributed largely to the ''[[Encyclopaedia Metropolitana]]''. |
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yea stregth alright im sure he gave a lot of theories that are all wrong today and we belive this guy ha wat a joke this guy is hahahah!! |
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Barlow also made several contributions to the theory of [[strength of materials]], including ''Essay on the strength and stress of timber'' (1817) and ''Treatise on the strength of materials''. The sixth edition (1867) of the former was prepared by Barlow's two sons after his death and contains a biography of their father. |
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Died at the age of 2 i say ha now trying doing a report on this man ha cause now u cant cause i deleted all of the information hahah cause im mean and nice like that lol! |
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Died at the age of 2 |
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he had a bunch of sons who cares cause i dont if his sons werent important then why are they in wikipedia who really cares about them they were probably all dumb any ways. |
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His sons [[Peter W. Barlow]] and [[William Henry Barlow]] became notable [[civil engineer]]s of the 19th century. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 15:36, 21 February 2009
- For the Coronation Street character of the same name, see Peter Barlow (Coronation Street)
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Peter Barlow | |
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 Peter Barlow | |
| Born | 15 October 1776 |
| Died | 1 March 1862 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | English |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | mathematics |
Peter Barlow (15 October 1776 — 1 March 1862) was an English writer on pure and applied mathematics.
Career
Only the month and year of Barlow's birth in Norwich have been recorded for posterity. In 1806 at the age of thirty, he was appointed mathematical master in the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, a post which he held for 41 years. In 1823 he was made a fellow of the Royal Society and two years later received the Copley medal. Steam locomotion received much attention at his hands and he sat on the railway commissions of 1836, 1839, 1842 and 1845. He also conducted several investigations for the newly-formed Railway Inspectorate in the early 1840s.
He received many distinctions from British and foreign scientific societies. Barlow’s principal works are:
- Elementary Investigation of the Theory of Numbers (1811)
- New Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary (1814)
- Essay on Magnetic Attractions (1820).
Barlow's investigations on magnetism led to the important practical discovery of a means of rectifying or compensating compass errors in ships. Some of his magnetic research was done in collaboration with Samuel Hunter Christie. Besides compiling numerous useful tables, he contributed largely to the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana.
Barlow also made several contributions to the theory of strength of materials, including Essay on the strength and stress of timber (1817) and Treatise on the strength of materials. The sixth edition (1867) of the former was prepared by Barlow's two sons after his death and contains a biography of their father.
Died at the age of 2
His sons Peter W. Barlow and William Henry Barlow became notable civil engineers of the 19th century.
See also
References
